Cases of the flu are rising rapidly across the United States, driven by a new variant of the virus, gripping more than half of the states, even as holiday travel plays out. That variant, known as ...

As influenza spreads through towns and cities in the DMV and beyond, so is vaccine hesitancy. Respiratory illness activity in D.C. is high, and in Maryland and Virginia, it is very high, according to ...

New flu strain explained as cases continue to surge Georgia Tech chemist and vaccine expert, M.G. Finn, explains the new strain of flu that is on the rise this season and how the flu vaccine combats ...

A new mRNA flu vaccine, singing mice and doctors find what may be behind restless leg syndrome. Here are your health ...

Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection. As flu season begins in Australia, here’s what you need to know to protect ...

Some surveys have shown that nearly 30% of people believe getting a flu shot can actually cause influenza. This belief is likely due to common side effects linked to the vaccine, including headache, ...

At Dallas’s Guadalupe Medical Center, staff are treating a wave of flu cases as they check in about 140 patients a day. “This year, pretty much every other child that comes in is positive for flu, and ...

The first ever avian influenza vaccine recently started trials in the US. This marks a milestone in the prevention of bird ...

It’s not shocking to see cases of the flu jump up during respiratory virus season. But there’s been enough talk about the so-called super flu swirling around that it’s fair to wonder what’s going on ...